Good question... From what I'm seeing, one of the things they do is connect potential patients with prescription writing doctors. Maybe this is a revenue source. Also they seem to list prices of current strains. Maybe they are taking a listing fee from the dispensaries.
These are just guesses, but it wasn't immediately clear how they generate revenue (at least to me).
Thank you so very much for your feedback. Below are some response to the concerns your raised:
"Testimonials would be good, but it would be really beneficial to know that you have businesses in your contacts list."
>>>>ANS: Honestly the site is in the very early stages. So I really don't have anybody using it as yet to be able to provide testimonials. Hopefully soon I could get something up and running and get some users to provide testimonials.
"As the example you gave coryl. If I needed sound equipment or a caterer and I am using your service, how do I know you have these contacts, and that you are the best source?"
>>>>ANS: Users will select a category they want to make a request in eg: Sound Equipment Services.
When they select a category, they will see all the companies who are providing that particular service.
So even before they post their request, the could browse thru the list and know all the companies who will receive their request.
"Are real people working with quotefinch to get my quotes together? or is it all done by a computer? What can I expect?"
>>>>ANS: All done by computer. I think my answer above should cover this. If not, let me know and I'll clarify more.
"As for using the little twitter bird in your logo, what is the purpose of that? Does your service do something with twitter? If not, i'd remove that just to get rid of any confusion."
>>>>ANS: The bird was suppose to represent a Finch. I guess I can remove it if it's more misleading than relevant.
Thanks for the responses. Most of what you said was what I would have guessed, but wanted to give you the perspective of a customer that doesn't know.
These I see as road-blocks in getting people to use the service. It isn't as easy to understand as you may think. A quick 'this is how it works' demo with screenshots (video might not be as good for this) would probably be helpful.
I totally didn't get the Finch thing. I don't know what a finch looks like, but I know what the twitter bird looks like.
To me these sites are great for project/IT work.
But say I'm organizing a party, and I need sound equipment. I'd like to get quotes from different companies who rent sound equipment in my area.
Or say, I need some caterers for the event. I would like to find out if they can provide me with what I want, without calling each of them.
http://www.highcharts.com/
take a look at the chart demos here: http://www.highcharts.com/demo/?example=combo&theme=defa...
You can also take a look at:
http://www.fusioncharts.com/ and http://www.amcharts.com